Chapter 25: 1. Why doesn’t Jem want Scout to kill the roly-poly? How does this brief incident relate to major events and themes in the novel? 2. Mr. Underwood’s editorial likens Tom’s death to the senseless killing of songbirds. Think about what it means to kill a mockingbird. How does the mockingbird symbolize Tom Robinson? 3. Why is it so significant that Mr. Underwood wrote this editorial? What does this show?
Chapter 26: 4. Reread the first three pages of the chapter (324-326). Find three areas where we can tell Scout has matured based on what she tells us. Write quotations from the book, then explain how it shows she has matured since the end of the trial. 5. After Cecil Jacobs brings in a current event about Adolf Hitler, what does Miss Gates teach the children about the United States of America? 6. Why does Scout think Miss Gates is a hypocrite? 7. What is Jem’s reaction when Scout asks him about what his teacher says? 8. How does Atticus explain Jem’s reaction?
Chapter 27: 9. What three things out of the ordinary happened in Maycomb after the school year started? 10. Who else is Bob Ewell harassing? How so? 11. Who is Link Deas and how did he help Helen Robinson? 12. What two changes does Scout notice in Maycomb from last year to this year and how do they involve her?
OVERALL: Reread the opening two paragraphs of the novel, then the last paragraph of Chapter 27. Why do you think this is their longest journey together? Make three predictions of what will happen based on the characters and events in the novel.
1. Why doesn’t Jem want Scout to kill the roly-poly? How does this brief incident relate to major events and themes in the novel?
2. Mr. Underwood’s editorial likens Tom’s death to the senseless killing of songbirds. Think about what it means to kill a mockingbird. How does the mockingbird symbolize Tom Robinson?
3. Why is it so significant that Mr. Underwood wrote this editorial? What does this show?
Chapter 26:
4. Reread the first three pages of the chapter (324-326). Find three areas where we can tell Scout has matured based on what she tells us. Write quotations from the book, then explain how it shows she has matured since the end of the trial.
5. After Cecil Jacobs brings in a current event about Adolf Hitler, what does Miss Gates teach the children about the United States of America?
6. Why does Scout think Miss Gates is a hypocrite?
7. What is Jem’s reaction when Scout asks him about what his teacher says?
8. How does Atticus explain Jem’s reaction?
Chapter 27:
9. What three things out of the ordinary happened in Maycomb after the school year started?
10. Who else is Bob Ewell harassing? How so?
11. Who is Link Deas and how did he help Helen Robinson?
12. What two changes does Scout notice in Maycomb from last year to this year and how do they involve her?
OVERALL:
Reread the opening two paragraphs of the novel, then the last paragraph of Chapter 27. Why do you think this is their longest journey together? Make three predictions of what will happen based on the characters and events in the novel.